Everyone thinks the concept of “lifestyle design” is new. It is nice to hear that people having been hating their jobs for hundreds of years.

Time is indeed precious! We have a such a short existence on this planet. However, I am not sure what to take from this article. Lamb’s life was boring but it was safe and his work provided a secure retirement. Sure he had regrets, we all do regardless of the choices we make. However, I would imagine that 200 years ago alternative options to him would have led to a harsh existence.

Great ideas to ponder!

The syndrome is named after the Norrmalmstorg robbery of Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm, in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August 28, 1973. In this case, the victims became emotionally attached to their captors, and even defended them after they were freed from their six-day ordeal.

The term “Stockholm Syndrome” was coined by the criminologist and psychiatrist Nils Bejerot, who assisted the police during the robbery, and referred to the syndrome in a news broadcast.”

So very true — but wisdom comes only with age and experience. When we’re young(er), we make the best choices we can, and we even believe them to be wise in the making. “I must provide for my family; therefore, I will get a steady job” is a form of wisdom, after all. Practical wisdom, if you will.

Other forms of wisdom (which I hesitate to call impractical in the sense of frivolous; perhaps anti-practical wisdom or contra-practical wisdom) arrive over time. If we’re fortunate, we’ve made other wise choices along the way and not gotten horrendously in debt or otherwise chained ourselves to our younger selves’ choices so thoroughly that we can’t escape them and move on when our more mature wisdom tells us it’s time to do so.

As one still chained to a desk for practical reasons, but who creates for love in her off-time, the irony of this post (like many of the recent ones) isn’t lost on me.

Thanks for another thought-provoking essay.